Machine Tool Magazine Pot Selection for Tool Interference Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing machine tools face challenges in accurately determining appropriate storage locations for tools in the magazine to avoid interference, as conventional methods rely on manual checking and are prone to errors due to varying tool forms and sizes, and potential interference from adjacent tools.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes a request accepting unit, storing unit, selecting unit, determining unit, and informing unit to accurately determine the suitability of a magazine pot for tool storage based on tool and magazine information, ensuring no interference occurs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual checking is used to determine tool storage locations, then the system complexity is low, but the accuracy and reliability of interference detection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines tool storage locations by having the control device self-check tool dimensions against magazine pot specifications and adjacent tool positions, eliminating the need for manual worker intervention while maintaining high accuracy in interference detection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical checking with an automated information processing system that uses control devices to calculate and determine appropriate storage locations, substituting human labor with computational methods to improve accuracy without significantly increasing physical system complexity
2Reliability
If automated determination of tool storage locations is implemented, then the accuracy of interference detection improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control device automatically performs determination of tool storage locations by retrieving tool information and magazine configuration data, performing interference checks, and selecting appropriate pots without external intervention, thereby improving reliability while keeping the system architecture simple
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from tool information databases and magazine status data to continuously verify and adjust tool storage determinations, ensuring high reliability through automated validation loops that compare calculated positions against actual magazine conditions
3Measurement precision
If comprehensive tool and magazine information is processed, then the precision of storage location determination improves, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-stores tool information including dimensions and magazine configuration data in databases before the actual storage operation, so that when a tool needs to be stored, the control device can quickly retrieve and process this pre-prepared information to determine the optimal location without time-consuming data gathering
Solution Approach 2:
The determination process is divided into separate functional steps: retrieving tool information, retrieving magazine configuration, checking adjacent tools, calculating potential locations, and selecting the final position. This segmentation allows each step to be optimized independently and processed efficiently in sequence
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing system includes a request accepting unit for accepting a request for a selected pot to store a selected tool in a pot of a machine tool magazine; a storing unit for storing a setting value in each of a first cell and a second cell of the selected pot; a selecting unit for selecting the first cell or the second cell for the selected pot; a determining unit for determining a condition to store the selected tool in the selected pot on the basis of a size of each tool, a selected cell, and a storage condition of each of the pots; and an informing unit for informing when the condition of storage is not met.